Retirement Industry People Moves

The Wagner Law Group Adds Zoe Moskowitz to LA Office

The Wagner Law Group has added Zoe Moskowitz as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Moskowitz brings more than 20 years of experience advising pension and welfare benefit plans, particularly multiemployer plans. Her legal expertise spans Employee Retirement Income Security Act compliance, plan administration, fiduciary obligations and federal benefit regulations. 

Her experience includes representing clients under audit by the Department of Labor and the IRS. Her previous roles include working as a clerk for the chief judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

Curtis Glovier Named Chief Investment Officer at Star Mountain Capital

Star Mountain Capital has promoted Curtis Glovier to chief investment officer. Glovier, who has worked closely with the firm for more than five years—most recently as strategic investment and portfolio officer—brings more than 30 years of experience across private credit, private equity, secondaries, investment banking and consulting.

Prior to Star Mountain, Glovier held executive roles at Opus Bank and PENSCO Trust Co. and was a managing director at Fortress Investment Group. He began his career at the Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs. In his new role, Glovier will lead Star Mountain’s investment strategy focused on delivering alpha through investing in lower-middle-market private businesses. 

Transamerica Appoints Ryan Parker as Head of Life Distribution

Transamerica Corp. announced the appointment of Ryan Parker as head of life distribution, effective June 9. Parker is responsible for overseeing the distribution strategy for the company’s life insurance business, which supports tens of thousands of agents nationwide.

Parker brings more than two decades of experience in the life insurance industry, most recently serving as senior vice president of life distribution at F&G. 

“Ryan is the right leader at the right time,” said Rob Carney, chief distribution officer for life, annuities and mutual funds at Transamerica. “His ability to energize distribution teams and focus on customer needs makes him a strong fit to lead our life distribution business forward.”

Parker succeeds Wendy Boyd, who now serves as chief distribution officer at World Financial Group, a Transamerica subsidiary.

Steven Toole Named Executive Director of STRS Ohio

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio named Steven Toole as its new executive director, the STRS retirement board announced at its June 11 meeting. Toole’s appointment is effective July 14, and he will succeed Aaron Hood, who is currently serving as executive director in an interim capacity.

The pension fund’s previous executive director, Bill Neville, was placed on leave from STRS Ohio in November 2023 and was paid $1.65 million to leave his role in September 2024, following allegations of harassment against STRS staff.

Hood was named interim executive director in November 2024, following the resignation of Chief Financial Officer and then-Acting Executive Director Lynn Hoover.

Toole was most recently a senior product manager at Principal, according to a statement from STRS. He also worked at Prudential in recent years. He was previously president of financial wellness at Empower and served as the executive director of the North Carolina Retirement Systems between 2011 and 2019. He spent 24 years at Nationwide between 1986 and 2011.